Coin-controlled mechanism.



H. KOCH. COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM. ABPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1906.

918, 1 65 Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

A TTO/YNE Y8 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

HENRY KOCH, OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE REGINA COMPANY, OFRAHWAY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF N EW JERSEY.

COIN-CONTROLLED MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13. 1909.

Application filed September 10, 1906. Serial No. 338,910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Koon, a citi-- zen of the United States, and aresident of R ahway, county of Union, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-ControlledMechanism, of which the following is a specification. My inventionrelates to mechanism which is controlled by a coin, as for instancestart? ing mechanism for music boxes, phonographs and the like and hasfor its object to improve the construction of mechanism of this kind.

My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings illustrating aspecific embodiment of my invention in which Figure 1 is an elevation ofmy im roved mechanism. Fig. 2 is a plan view t erect; and Fig. 3 is asectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1. 7

1 is a stationary portion of the machine to which is pivoted at 2 alever 3, having at its one end a coinreceiving an 4. At its other endthe lever 3 is provid ed with a weight 5. The coin pan 4 extends beneaththe coin chute 6, which may be of any customary con struction and issecured in position on the machine in any suitable manner.

7 is a starting lever ivoted at 8 to the stationary portion 1 and vingan inclined portion 9 near its one free end and a weight 10 at its otherend. The lever 7 is further pro: vided with a conducting member 7adapted under certain conditions to enter the e b'etweenthe two membersof the switc 7 and thus close the electrical circuit for starting theinstrument, An arm 11 .is pivotally connected at 12 with the lever 7 andis guided on the portion 1 by means of a slot 13 and pin 14, its upperend being bent at substantially right angles as shown at 15.

16 is a member pivoted at 17 to the portion 1 and provided with a notch18 into whichthe portion 15 of the arm 11 is adapted.

jection 21 is provided with a hook 24 to prevent the disengagement ofthe member 16 and said rojection 21'. A spring 25 tends to drawt e arm22 and projection 21 downwardly. A rod 26 is connected with the arm 22and extends through a bearing 27 attached to the coin chute 6, so thatits free end is in close proximity to openings 28 in said chute 6.

29 is a member secured to a shaft 30 -which also carries the arm 31, towhich is attached the rod 32. The other end of this rod 32 is connectedwith suitable mechanism adapted to engage the music sheet, in thepresent instance, for the purpose of stopping the mechanism when the endof a selection has been reached. A dog 33 is ivoted at 34 to the member29 and is provi ed with a shoulder 35 adapted for engagement with a pin36 on the member 29. The dog 33 is thus free to-swing in one'directiononly being held against movement in the other direction by theengagement of the shoulder 35 with said pin 36. The outer edge of saiddog is curved as at 37 for the purpose to be described presently. 4

In operatioma coin of the pro or denomination is inserted in the com oute 6 and drops into the pan 4. The weight of the coin swings the lever3 on its'pivot 2, it being understood that the weight of said coin issufficient to overcome the resistance of ,the weight 5. As the leverswings downward, the pin 3 thereof will engage the inclined portion 9,of the lever 7 and swing it on its pivot 12, the resistance of theweight 10 being overcome, and will force the portion 7 between the twomembers of the switch 7 and thus complete the circuit and start themachine. It is to be understood that the switch 7 'is connected with asuitable source of electrical energy. After the circuit has been closedas just described the lever 3 Will be in a position with the paninclined d0wnwardly so that the coin will slide-from said pan into asuitable receptacle. As the lever .7 is swung on its pivot in the mannerjust de scribed it will draw the arm 11 down with it until the portion15 thereof is below the levei where the electrical circuit is closed.Asll! soon as the coin drops ofi the right-hand end of the Ipan 4, thelever 3 swings back to the the left, and t e spring 25 swings the arm 22and projection 21 on the ivot 23 and moves the rod 26 to the right inig. 1. In this position the rod 26 obstructs the coin chute 6 so that ifa second coin were .inserted in said chute before the selection beingplayed, had been finished, the said coin would be held by the rod 26 andthus revented from dropping out of the chute without being eflectlve tostart the mechanism, I

In the case of an instrument using amusic roll, as in the presentinstance, the said roll is provided at suitable intervals with openingswhich control the mechanism for stopping the machine at the end of aselection.

A member suitably connected with the rod- 32 is controlled by an openingprovided in the music roll, this being a customary art of many automaticinstruments of this 0 aracter. As thesaid member, at the end of a piece,comes into registry with one of the openings in the music roll, it willmove in such a manner as to cause the rod 32 to travel upward. This willcause the shaft 30 to rotate contra-clockwise, cmng with it the member29 and the dog 33. The outer edge 37 of the dog will engage the pin 20and move it by a cam-action toward the right, thus bringing the lockingmember 16 and the arm 21, 22 back to the position shown in Fig. 1. Thisreturn movement of the locking member 16 releases the arm 11 and allowsthe weight 10 to restore the switch-arm 7 to its; original position inwhich the circuit is broken. The parts, however, are so timed that themusic sheet continues to move a short while after the member connectedwith the rod 32 has moved into the opening of the roll, thus immediatelybefore the stopping of the mechanism the said member again comes incontact with the solid surface of the roll, so that the rod 32 is moveddownward back to its original position. During this down- .ward movementthe lower edge of the dog 33 engages the in 20 (which, as ex lained hasreturned to t eposition shown in ig. 1) and the dog swings on its pivot34 so that it may pass the pin without operating it. As soon as the dog33 clears the pin 20, gravity causes it to drop back into'engagementwith the pin 36, as shown in Fig. 1. Asthe arm 21, 22 is ,swimg-ieontraclockwise on its pivot 23 by the'freturrrmovement .of the pin 20, therod 26 is withdrawn toward the left so as to clear the coin chute 6 forpassage of another coin. The g grts :tlius resume the position shown injIl'ariousmodifications may bamade withmares out departing from thenature of my inven tion as defined in the claims.

I claim as my invention 1. In coin-controlled mechanism, thecombination, with the coin-lever, of an indeendent separate startinglever adapted to e en aged by said coin-lever.

2. n coin-controlled mechanism, the com bination, with the coin-lever,of the starting lever adapted to be moved in one direction by saidcoin-lever, a device for locking the starting lever after it has beenmoved b the coin-lever, and means for releasing the oaking device.

' 3. In coin-controlled mechanism, the com bination of a depressiblestarting lever, means for locking the starting lever in its depressedposition, a device for releasing said locking means, and a coin-levermovable independently of the starting lever and arran ed to depress thesame.

4. n coin-controlled mechanism, the combination of the starting lever,means for locking the same in the starting position, a device forreleasing said locking means, and a coin-operated member arranged tomove the starting lever. toits o erative position, but capable of anindepen ent return movement.

5. In coin-controlled mechanism, the combination of a starting memberhaving means for returning it to its inactive position, means forlocking the said member in its active position, a device for releasinsaid locking means, and a coin-operate member ar= ranged to move saidstarting member to its operative position, but capable of an independentrcturn movement.

6. In coin-controlled mechanism, the combination of -a starting lever,an arm connected therewith, a locking lever for holding said arm whenthe starting lever is in its active position, a device for holding andre leasing said locking lever, and a coin-lever arranged to move thestarting lever to its operative position.

7. Inco1nc0ntrolled mechanism, the combination of the starting leverweighted so as to return it to its inactive position, means for lockingsaid lever in its active position, a

device for holding and releasing said lodging means, and a coin-operatedmember arranged to move sa1d starting lever to 1ts operatlve position.

\ 8. In coin-controlled mechanism, the combination of a starting lever,an arm connected therewith, alockinglever normally held in its inactiveposition by said arm but adapted to move into a locking position whenthe starting lever reaches its activeposition,

a holding and releasing device enga ing said lockin lever, and acoin-operated Iever arranged to move the starting lever to its operativeosition.

9. n coin-controlled mechanism, the combination of the starting leverweighted so as to return it to its inactive position, the arm connectedwith said lever, the lockin lever normally held in its inactive positiony said arm but ada ted to move into a locking position when talestarting lever reaches its ac- .tiveposition, a holding and releasinglever and a coin-lever in receiving relation to the.

coin-chute and adapted to operate the starting lever.

10; In coin-controlled mechanism, the combination of a starting member,coin-operated means for moving said member to its active position,locking means for holding said member in its active position, areleasing device controlling lockingmeans, and an connected with thereleasing device and adapted to temporarily prevent the access of a cointo said coin-operated means.-

11. In coin-controlled mechanism, the

the position of the obstructing device,

combination with the coin-lever of a pivoted starting lever adapted tobe moved into 0 erative position by said coin-lever.

12. n coin-controlled mechanism, the combination with the ivotedcoin-lever having means for returning it to its normal position, of apivoted startlng lever adapted to be moved into operative position bysaid coin lever. v

13. In coin-controlled mechanism, a coinchute, a coin-lever having itsone end adja- -cent to the mouth of said chute and a starting leverarranged to be moved into operatlve position by said co1nlever.

14. In coin-controlled mechanism, a coinchute, a c0inlever having itsone end adja- L cent to the mouth of said chute, a starting leverarranged to be operated by said coin lever and means arranged to bemoved into the path of the coin in the coin-chute to obstruct.said coinchute at the same time that the starting lever is moved by thecoin-lever.

In testimon whereof, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY KOCH. Witnesses 'WM. J. Fnosr, J. B. FURBER.

